ARCHAIA COMICS FOR MARCH

COW BOY HC

Written by Nathan Cosby, art and cover by Chris Eliopoulos.

Nate Cosby and Chris Eliopoulos present Cow Boy, the story of a young bounty hunter determined to send his entire outlaw family to jail. He travels the Old West on a horse that ain't his, and won't stop 'til every one'a his kin's in the clink. Also in this volume: Short stories by the likes of Roger Langridge, Brian Clevinger & Scott Wegener, and Mike Maihack & Colleen Coover.

96 pages, $19.95.

PRIMORDIA HC

Written by John R. Fultz, art and cover by Roel Wielinga.

Two human infants are abandoned in an ancient forest and adopted by the strange creatures called Woodfolk. Driniel (Moon) is the night-wanderer, dancing with the spirits of the deep groves, summoning demons for his pleasure. Alleyar (Sun) is the flame of valor, rising in the ranks of the Woodfolk hunters and taming a fierce beast with his sorcery. More than human, less than gods, these misfit brothers will change the worlds of Gods and Mortals forever as they uncover the secrets of their own past and parentage.

128 pages, $19.95.

I'M NOT A PLASTIC BAG HC

Written, art and cover by Rachel Hope Allison.

Based on the real-life occurrence of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of floating trash in a remote area of the Northern Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas, I'm Not A Plastic Bag tells a moving story about loneliness, beauty, and humankind's connection to our planet. Told entirely through images, this "green" graphic novel will be printed on 100% recycled paper and will be out in time for Earth Day on April 22.

88 pages, $19.95.

SIEGFRIED VOLUME 1 HC

Written, art and cover by Alex Alice.

A three-part story inspired by Wagner's classic opera The Ring of the Nibelung! Siegfried, born of the love between a mortal man and a Valkyrie, is a young orphan being raised by Mime, one of the last of the dwarf-goblin Nibelungs, in a dark forest with only wolves for friends and family. While his foster parent only wants to live in peace and solitude, Siegfried yearns to discover who his real parents were and live amongst his own kind, not knowing that Odin, father of the Norse gods, has a destiny planned for him: to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the Rheingold!

144 pages, $24.95.